I'm attempting to hook up dual monitors on my laptop's docking station. I have one VGA connection and 2 DVI on the docking station. I have an VGA to DVI converter as shown in the pic below; however, the docking station doesn't accept the 4 pins around the bar on the right. Do I need a different adapter? Or can I remove those pins?

The active adapters are generally expensive though. The cheap ones (No external power) tend to burn out quickly, sometimes in minutes or hours. The ones with external power are better, the only ones I would buy start at about $50. For that price your halfway to a decent new monitor.
–
AthomSfereApr 9 '13 at 14:07

Wow, yeah, for sure. Would it be fair to say that a monitor without this connection is old/outdated?
–
Mike ColeApr 9 '13 at 14:09

1

It might be time to start looking at an upgrade. On the other hand, looking at Dell's website, their cheapest monitors still come with VGA input only. VGA isn't dead yet.
–
daxlerodApr 9 '13 at 14:14